Thomas ("Tom") Anthony Petryshen (born January 3, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Olympic wrestler from Canada. He finished ninth in the '92 games in Barcelona.[1] He began his grappling career as a thirteen year old in Surrey, British Columbia and went on to wrestle for Simon Fraser University and represent Canada at the international level.[2]
After wrestling, Petryshen joined The Esteem Team, a Canadian National Goal Setting Program, created by fellow Olympian Chris Wilson, as a motivational speaker. Over his three years with the program, he delivered over 60 presentations to primary and high school students through British Columbia.
He is currently the COO of Amplify Services, a digital marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) agency in Sydney, Australia that he co-founded in 1993 with Richard Noon. Petryshen regularly speaks at Australian and International marketing events including the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), ad-tech, Search Marketing Expo and Search Engine Room.[3][4]